Liberty United Methodist Church (Liberty, Union County, Ind.) records
Collection Statement
The collection is divided into two series. Series I being materials from Liberty Methodist Episcopal Church and Series II being materials from Liberty Methodist Episcopal Church and College Corner, Robins Chapel, Myers Chapel and Billingsville churches.
Dates
- Creation: 1865 - 1965
Creator
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Usage Restrictions
Copyright interests for this collection are held by DePauw University or the United Methodist Church.
Historical Sketch
Early circuit riders visited the Union County area, but until 1831 there was no official organization of the Methodists. At that time trustees were elected and purchased a lot on Seminary Street where the first Methodist Church was erected in Liberty, Indiana. In 1855 the second building, a two story brick, was built on the southwest corner of Market and Seminary Streets. During the pastorate of C. C. Edwards, 1885-1889, the membership more than doubled, making it imperative that a new church building be erected. In 1930 the name of the church changed to Edwards Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church.
Extent
0.215 Cubic Feet (1 document case, 28 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Title
- Liberty United Methodist Church (Liberty, Union County, Ind.) records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Hailee Newton
- Date
- 2/10/2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of DePauw University and Indiana United Methodism Repository
Roy O. West Library
405 S. Indiana St.
Greencastle Indiana 46135 United States
archives@depauw.edu
